>>1060653>Replace tires, tubes, brake pads, and chain if necessaryMostly just this. If you buy fancy pants Maxxis High Roller tires for your "Glendale" and your bike snaps in half shortly after an extreme adrenaline pumping downhill adventure, it's not really wasted money if you can find another 26" bike.
The only Wal-Mart bikes that are downright dangerous are ones like pic related. The dual suspension designs on most of these bikes are very unreliable and there have been many CPSC recalls over the years (especially NEXT/Dynacraft)